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Winter Happening Jan. 27

The ancient art of parchment making,hearing loss and the Sydney Olympics are among the topicsbeing featured during the annual Hope College WinterHappening on Saturday, Jan. 27.

Winter Happening will feature six seminars, aluncheon with musical entertainment, a home men's basketballgame, a dance concert and an art exhibition. The event issponsored by the college's Alumni Association, and is opento the general public.

Admission to the seminars and the exhibition isfree.

The seminars "A Dream Realized," "The ParchmentMakers: Sustaining Christianity Past and Present," and "AQuiet World: Living with Hearing Loss" will be presentedconcurrently at 9:30 a.m. "The Best Olympic Games Ever!,""The Life and Lyrics of Charles Wesley," and "King Kong toKensington" will be presented at 11 a.m.

"A Dream Realized" will feature the college's newstudio organ, installed during the summer of 2000. Theillustrated talk will review the on-site installation andinclude a demonstration of the instrument. The seminar willbe presented by Dr. Huw Lewis, who is professor of music andcollege organist.

"The Parchment Makers: Sustaining ChristianityPast and Present" will explore the ancient art of parchmentmaking, which survives in present-day Ethiopia. The seminarwill be led by Dr. Neal Sobania, who is professor of historyand director of international education, and will feature avideo co-directed by Sobania and produced in cooperationwith the Scriptorium of Grand Haven.

"A Quiet World: Living with Hearing Loss" willoffer insights into the world of the hard-of-hearing, withstories of frustration, humor and hope. The presentationwill be by Dr. David Myers, who is the John Dirk WerkmanProfessor of Psychology and is author of a book on the topicchronicling his own and his mother's experiences withhearing loss.

"The Best Olympic Games Ever!" will offereyewitness reflections by Karla Wolters, associate professorof kinesiology, who attended the 2000 Summer Olympic Gamesin Sydney, Australia. Wolters' interests include thehistory of sports, particularly the history of the Olympicsand women in sports.

"The Life and Lyrics of Charles Wesley" willconsider the hymns and poems written by Wesley, who co-founded Methodism with his brother John. The seminar willinclude historical narrative, group singing, and vocal andpiano solos in considering Wesley's work. by Dr. GeorgeKraft, professor of kinesiology and chair of the department,and Roberta Kraft, adjunct assistant professor of music.

"King Kong to Kensington" will offer insights intohow an artist chooses medium, technique and imagery. Thepresentation will be by Bruce McCombs, professor of art, whoafter a quarter century of working almost exclusively onlarge-format, black-and-white etchings switched in 1991 toproducing site-specific, photorealist watercolor paintings.

The luncheon, which will feature entertainment bystudent musicians, will begin at 12:30 p.m. at the HaworthInn and Conference Center ballroom and costs $9 per person. Reservations for the luncheon are required.

The men's basketball team will host KalamazooCollege at 3 p.m. in the Holland Civic Center. Tickets are$5 for adults and $2 for students, and a limited number ofgeneral admission tickets will be available for personsattending other Winter Happening events.

An on-going exhibition of work completed byProfessor Bill Mayer of the Hope art faculty during hisrecent sabbatical will continue in the gallery of the DePree Art Center. The gallery is open Monday throughSaturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5p.m. Admission is free.

InSync Dance Theatre will perform on Friday andSaturday, Jan. 26-27, at 8 p.m. in the KnickerbockerTheatre. Tickets will be available at the door, and cost $6for regular adult admission and $4 for students and seniorcitizens. Admission is free for children under 12.

In addition to being required for the luncheon,advanced registration is recommended for the seminars. Foradditional information, please call the college's Office ofPublic and Alumni Relations at (616) 395-7860.

Registration during the morning of the event willbe from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Haworth Inn and ConferenceCenter.